The practice of posting explicit images of former lovers is on the rise around the world, experts say

There is enough evidence for a man accused of running a website showing thousands of images of naked women without their consent to be put on trial, a San Diego judge has ruled.

Kevin Bollaert is accused of running so-called revenge porn website UGotPosted and changemyreputation.com, a second site which offered to remove the images for about $300 (£176) each.He faces identity theft charges as UGotPosted included victims' locations, names and links to Facebook profiles.The 27-year-old has pleaded not guilty.He is also charged with obtaining identifying information with the intent to annoy or harass.The term revenge porn refers to websites that allow people to post explicit images of former partners, either obtained consensually or stolen from online accounts.